GRE Word List
REPRISAL
retaliation
The meaning of the word reprisal is retaliation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immune | resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity |
| magnanimity | generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous |
| militant | combative; bellicose; N. |
| leash | restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it); Ex. a dog on a leash |
| explicit | totally clear; definite; outspoken |
| hoary | white with age |
| mass | Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist |
| debunk | expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule |
| lechery | gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man |
| fervor | glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat |
