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 |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| melee | a confused struggle |