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 |
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decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
peccadillo | a slight offense |
ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
disingenuous | lacking in candor |
dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |