GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| clip | encompass |