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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wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
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maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
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defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
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