GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| ponderous | of very great weight |