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 |
|---|---|
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |