GRE Word List

REPARTEE

a quick and witty reply

The meaning of the word repartee is a quick and witty reply.

Random words

WordMeaning
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
ensconceshelter
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
witherto become dry and sapless
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed