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
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
implodeto burst inward
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
anachronisman error in chronology
phenomenaphenomenon