GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| motley | variegated in color |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |