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 |
|---|---|
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| pitfall | trap |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |