GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| welter | writhe |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |