GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.

Random words

WordMeaning
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
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rationa food allowance for one day
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
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dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
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apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness