GRE Word List
RECRIMINATION
a retaliatory accusation
The meaning of the word recrimination is a retaliatory accusation.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |