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 |
|---|---|
| welter | writhe |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
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| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| fervid | very hot : burning |