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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |