GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| congenial | pleasant |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |