GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| determinate | having defined limits |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |