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 |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| deify | to make a god of |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |