GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
tantruma fit of bad temper
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
brawnthe flesh of a boar
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)