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 |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |