GRE Word List
COMEBACK
retort; quick clever reply; return to former status
The meaning of the word comeback is retort; quick clever reply; return to former status.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleigh | large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice |
| nourish | provide with food necessary for life and growth |
| concentric | having a common center |
| monotony | sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone |
| distrait | absentminded; distracted |
| inductive | pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general |
| scowl | frown angrily; N: angry frown |
| phlegmatic | calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
| nauseous | causing nausea; feeling nausea |
