GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |