GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

Random words

WordMeaning
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease