GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| demented | mad |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| finery | ornament |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |