Desert and Reprisal

Desert

Desert noun - Land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops.

Reprisal and desert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reprisal" instead a noun "Desert".

Reprisal

Reprisal noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Usage example: after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament

Desert and reprisal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desert" instead a noun "Reprisal".

Nearby Words: reprise, reprised, reprising

How words are described

full full desert full reprisal
dark dark desert dark reprisal
deadly deadly desert deadly reprisal
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