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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| diva | prima donna |