GRE Word List

REPARTEE

a quick and witty reply

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

Random words

WordMeaning
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
compulsivehaving power to compel
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life