GRE Word List
RETRIBUTION
recompense
The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |