GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

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WordMeaning
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
paramourlover
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
demisedeath
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree