GRE Word List
RETALIATE
to return like for like
The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |