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 |
|---|---|
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |