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 |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |