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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |