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 |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| throes | pang |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| regime | regimen |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| seemly | good-looking |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |