GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| purported | reputed |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| pending | during |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |