GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| recast | to cast again |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |