GRE Word List
REQUITE
make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
The meaning of the word requite is make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
| reciprocate | do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights |
| diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
| homeostasis | tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm |
| buffet | strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |
| alias | an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
| sunder | separate; part; CF. asunder |
