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

WordMeaning
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
slywise in practical affairs
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful