GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |