GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| guy | man |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| concentric | having a common center |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |