GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| mortician | undertaker |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |