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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WordMeaning
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
ramificationbranch
commandeerto compel to perform military service
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use