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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |