GRE Word List

REPARTEE

a quick and witty reply

The meaning of the word repartee is a quick and witty reply.

Random words

WordMeaning
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage