GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| crass | gross |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |