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 |
|---|---|
| quicksilver | mercury |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| exhume | disinter |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| fervid | very hot : burning |