GRE Word List
REPARTEE
a quick and witty reply
The meaning of the word repartee is a quick and witty reply.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |