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 |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |