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 |
|---|---|
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |