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 |
|---|---|
| impediment | something that impedes |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| congenial | pleasant |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |