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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| giddy | dizzy |
| blackball | to vote against |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |