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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| broach | brooch |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| calorific | caloric |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |