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 |
|---|---|
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |