GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| opus | work |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |