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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nomenclature | name |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |