GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |