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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |