GRE Word List

COMEBACK

a sharp or witty reply : retort

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

Random words

WordMeaning
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
foregoto go before : precede
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right