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 |
|---|---|
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| victuals | food usable by people |