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 |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |