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

WordMeaning
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
apiarya place where bees are kept
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
apiaristbeekeeper