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 |
|---|---|
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |