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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WordMeaning
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity