GRE Word List

QUIP

a clever usually taunting remark : gibe

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

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WordMeaning
yena strong desire or propensity
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing