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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
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| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| passe | past one's prime |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |