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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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
environencircle
propellantcapable of propelling
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious