GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |