GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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affirmation | the act of affirming |
engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
puerile | juvenile |
reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |