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 |
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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 |