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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| benison | blessing |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |