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 |
|---|---|
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
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| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
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| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
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