GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| shack | hut |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |