GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |