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 |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |