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
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
ebullientboiling
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
fiascoa complete failure
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter