GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| amity | friendship |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| foppish | foolish |