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 |
|---|---|
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| savant | a person of learning |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |