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
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
pursea small bag for money
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
atypicalnot typical : irregular
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext