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 |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |