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 |
|---|---|
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |