GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
succulent | full of juice : juicy |
degradation | the act or process of degrading |
saline | consisting of or containing salt |
stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |