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 |
|---|---|
| pliant | pliable |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |