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 |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |