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 |
|---|---|
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| hardy | bold |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |