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 |
|---|---|
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| gnome | maxim |