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 |
|---|---|
| auroral | dawn |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |