GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |