GRE Word List
RETALIATE
to return like for like
The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
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| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |