GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| exploit | deed |