a. Because the enthusiastic audience called for a REPRISAL, the chorus sang another melody of ballads.
b. The rapacious warriors expected REPRISAL following their attack
c. "Turning the other cheek" is the opposite response to REPRISAL for a victim of a wrong.
d. Losing the title by one point, the team swore REPRISALS next season.

Question

a. Because the enthusiastic audience called for a REPRISAL, the chorus sang another melody of ballads. 
b.  The rapacious warriors expected REPRISAL following their attack
c.  "Turning the other cheek"  is the opposite response to REPRISAL for a victim of a wrong. 
d.  Losing the title by one point, the team swore REPRISALS next season.

anonymous · Answer

Which sentence uses the word REPRISAL incorrectly......will fan and medal.

pixiedust1 · Answer

Well, let's first define Reprisal.  It a big word!  It basically means "counterattack".

pixiedust1 · Answer

Now that we have defined reprisal, let's look at the questions.  All of them would work execpt for the first one.  As you can see, B C and D all have to do with an attack.  A has no basis in war or anything like that.  Since a band is not "attacking" anyone, and reprisal has to do with attacking or counter attacking.

pixiedust1 · Answer

So the incorrect one is A

anonymous · Answer

my definition says:   An action or act of retaliation against someone  for injuries received.

anonymous · Answer

but ok thank you

pixiedust1 · Answer

Correct. That is basically the same thing as counterattack. Here is the dictionary definition. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reprisal