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 |
|---|---|
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| raiment | clothing |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |