GRE Word List
RETORT
quick sharp reply; V.
The meaning of the word retort is quick sharp reply; V..
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parchment | writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat |
| multilingual | having many languages; fluent in several languages |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| wrath | anger; fury |
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| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| indifferent | unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad |