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 |
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stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
cession | a yielding to another : concession |
scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |