GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
cremateto subject to cremation
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
delugean overflowing of the land by water
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
abateto decrease in force or intensity
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
phyluma direct line of descent within a group