GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| fiend | devil |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |