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
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
peccadilloa slight offense
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
disingenuouslacking in candor
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress