GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.

Random words

WordMeaning
inebriateone who is drunk
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
dapperneat and trim in appearance
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
legenda story coming down from the past