GRE Word List
QUIP
taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
The meaning of the word quip is taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| tablet | small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall |
| subsidy | direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy |
| disjunction | act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive |
| fritter | waste (time or money on unimportant things) |
| apothecary | druggist; pharmacist |
| misogamy | hatred of marriage |
| referendum | direct vote by all the people |
| favoritism | display of partiality toward a favored person |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |