GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |