GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.

Random words

WordMeaning
deploreto feel or express grief for
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement