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 |
|---|---|
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| opulence | wealth |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| defalcate | deduct |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |