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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philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
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
mishapan unfortunate accident
garnerto gather into storage
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
lanknot well filled out : slender
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration