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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trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
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swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
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heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess