GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |