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 |
|---|---|
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| skimp | skimpy |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |