GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| haggard | not tamed |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |