GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| scourge | whip |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |