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 |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |