GRE Word List
RETALIATE
to return like for like
The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| strew | to spread by scattering |