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 |
|---|---|
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| defalcate | deduct |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |