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 |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| brook | creek |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |