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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WordMeaning
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
filthfoul or putrid matter
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging