GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
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| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| dour | stern |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
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| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |