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
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
consortassociate
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
inanimatenot animate:
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent