GRE Word List
RETALIATE
to return like for like
The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| consort | associate |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |