GRE Word List

RETRIBUTION

recompense

The meaning of the word retribution is recompense.

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WordMeaning
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
mulctfine
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling