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 |
|---|---|
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| pending | during |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |