GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |