GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
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| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |