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 |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |