GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| encumber | weigh down |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |