GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
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| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
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