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 |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| hardy | bold |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |