GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
momentuma property (see property
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
surmountto prevail over : overcome
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
haggardnot tamed
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
dallyto act playfully