GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| concordat | compact |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |