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 |
|---|---|
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| prong | fork |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| warranted | sanction |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |