GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
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| slaughter | the act of killing |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |