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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| occident | west |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| encumber | weigh down |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |