GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| opulence | wealth |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |