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 |
|---|---|
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |