GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| imbue | endow |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| puerile | juvenile |
| cue | the letter q |