GRE Word List

RECRIMINATION

a retaliatory accusation

The meaning of the word recrimination is a retaliatory accusation.

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WordMeaning
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law