GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| warrant | sanction |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |