GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| abnegation | denial |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |