GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
ponderousof very great weight