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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| leave-taking | departure |
| defalcate | deduct |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |