GRE Word List
REPARTEE
quick clever reply
The meaning of the word repartee is quick clever reply.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
| encircle | surround |
| malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
| lackadaisical | lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid |
| urbane | suave; refined in manner; elegant |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
| brevity | conciseness; shortness of duration |
| trance | hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
| sleight | dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
