GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| scotch | scottish |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |