GRE Word List
REPRISAL
a retaliatory act
The meaning of the word reprisal is a retaliatory act.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |