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 |
|---|---|
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |