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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WordMeaning
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
scourgewhip