GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |