GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |