GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| invalid | not valid: |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |