GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
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| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |