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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| replicate | duplicate |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |