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 |
|---|---|
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |