GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |