GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

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

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WordMeaning
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
puddingblood sausage
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable