GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |