GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |