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 |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |