GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |