GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.

Random words

WordMeaning
errantbehaving wrongly
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
verbatimin the exact words : word for word
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous