GRE Word List

COMEBACK

a sharp or witty reply : retort

The meaning of the word comeback is a sharp or witty reply : retort.

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topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
sciondescendant
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point