GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| junket | trip |
| plane | airplane |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |