GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
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divaprima donna
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
malodoroushaving a bad odor
detonationthe action or process of detonating