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 |
|---|---|
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |