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 |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| slew | a large number |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |