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 |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |