GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

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

Random words

WordMeaning
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity