GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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|---|---|
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| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
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| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| demur | to take exception : object |