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

WordMeaning
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
lodewaterway
quotidianoccurring every day
loftan upper room or floor : attic
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
abateto decrease in force or intensity