GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
jocosegiven to joking : merry
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
understateto represent as less than is the case
cullto select from a group : choose