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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| categorical | absolute |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |