GRE Word List

QUIP

a clever usually taunting remark : gibe

The meaning of the word quip is a clever usually taunting remark : gibe.

Random words

WordMeaning
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
enhanceheighten
drasticacting rapidly or violently
skimpskimpy