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 |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |