GRE Word List
COMEBACK
a sharp or witty reply : retort
The meaning of the word comeback is a sharp or witty reply : retort.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| apprehend | arrest |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |