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 |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |