GRE Word List
QUIP
taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
The meaning of the word quip is taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V..
Random words
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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 |