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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
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| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |