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 |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
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| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| random | a haphazard course |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |