GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |