GRE Word List
REPARTEE
a quick and witty reply
The meaning of the word repartee is a quick and witty reply.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
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| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
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