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 |
|---|---|
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |