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 |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |