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 |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |