GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| conflagration | fire |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |