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 |
|---|---|
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |