GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| calorific | caloric |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| demented | mad |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |