GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
concorda state of agreement : harmony
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
transpireto take place : go on
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
morticianundertaker
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering