GRE Word List

RETALIATE

to return like for like

The meaning of the word retaliate is to return like for like.

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WordMeaning
alleviaterelieve
florescencea state or period of flourishing
strutto become turgid : swell
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district