GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| politic | political |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |