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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WordMeaning
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
adjurationa solemn oath
depleteto empty of a principal substance
proletariana member of the proletariat
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal