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
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
repelto drive back : repulse
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter