GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
congenial | pleasant |
thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
recipient | one that receives : receiver |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |