GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

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WordMeaning
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform