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 |
|---|---|
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |