GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| obscure | dark |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |