GRE Word List
REPARTEE
a quick and witty reply
The meaning of the word repartee is a quick and witty reply.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |