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 |
|---|---|
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |