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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| exegesis | exposition |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |