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 |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |