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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| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
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| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
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| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |