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 |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |