GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |