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 |
|---|---|
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |