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 |
|---|---|
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |