GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| document | proof |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |