GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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freebooterpirate
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tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
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reprimanda severe or formal reproof