GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| sleek | slick |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |