GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |