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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| approbation | commendation |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |