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 |
|---|---|
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| provident | frugal |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |