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 |
|---|---|
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| dire | exciting horror |