GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| momentum | a property (see property |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| haggard | not tamed |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| dally | to act playfully |