GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |