GRE Word List
RETALIATE
to return like for like
The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
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