GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
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| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
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| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |