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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nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
perforateto make a hole through
headlongheadfirst
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
hydrophobiarabies
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
attestto affirm to be true or genuine