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
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
capacitylegal competency (see competence
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
divaprima donna