GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

Random words

WordMeaning
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
agapewide open : gaping
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
crassgross
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal