act of retaliation
| REPRISAL |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| SHY | act of throwing |
| USE | The act of using |
| CAST | act of throwing |
| DEED | act, truth |
| FEAT | deed, act |
| PECK | act of striking with a beak |
| TURN | act, exploit |
| FLING | act of throwing, often violently |
| TELLING | The act of narration |
| DERISION | Act of treating with disdain |
| ADORATION | act of religious worship |
| AVOIDANCE | The act of annulling |
| REJOICING | act of showing joy |
| COMBUSTION | The act or process of burning |
| FEDERATION | Act of joining together into a single |
| PROCEEDING | act, performance |
| SUCCESSION | act of following in sequence |
| TRANSPLANT | act of uprooting and moving |
| WRONGDOING | act that is illegal or immoral |
| DISPOSITION | tendency to act in a specified way |
| ADORATION | act of religious worship |
| PAYBACK | act of revenge |