GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| dart | a light spear |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |