GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| privy | private |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |