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 |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| predetermine | foreordain |