GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |