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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |