GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| defer | put off |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |