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 |
|---|---|
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |