GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |