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
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
convoketo call together to a meeting
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted