GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

Random words

WordMeaning
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
phenomenaphenomenon
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
salineconsisting of or containing salt
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy