GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| puerile | juvenile |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |