GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

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legerdemainsleight of hand
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
vertexthe top of the head
engageto 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
validhaving legal efficacy or force
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic