GRE Word List

REPRISAL

a retaliatory act

The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.

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WordMeaning
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
adjacentnot distant : nearby
culminationthe action of culminating