GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |