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 |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| noisome | noxious |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| ramification | branch |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |