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 |
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docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
pedestrian | commonplace |
subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
polity | political organization |
gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |