GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |