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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
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| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |