GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
meniala person doing menial work
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
shearto cut off the hair from
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant