GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| debut | a first appearance |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |