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 |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |