GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |