GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
expoundto set forth : state
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid