GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| parlance | speech |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |