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 |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
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