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 |
|---|---|
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |