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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| forebears | ancestor |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| dominate | rule |