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 |
|---|---|
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |