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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| rotunda | a round building |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| trappings | outward signs |