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 |
|---|---|
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |