GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| hap | happening |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| fulcrum | prop |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |