GRE Word List
RECIPROCATE
to give and take mutually
The meaning of the word reciprocate is to give and take mutually.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| contrive | devise |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |