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 |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| tome | book |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |