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 |
|---|---|
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| enhance | heighten |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| skimp | skimpy |