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 |
|---|---|
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| passe | past one's prime |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |