GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |