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 |
|---|---|
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| betray | to lead astray |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |