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 |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| seemly | good-looking |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |