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 |
|---|---|
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |