GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |