GRE Word List
RETORT
to pay or hurl back : return
The meaning of the word retort is to pay or hurl back : return.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |