GRE Word List
RETORT
to pay or hurl back : return
The meaning of the word retort is to pay or hurl back : return.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |