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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| farce | stuff |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |