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repartee

nounCommon GRE wordMore R words

quick, witty, and pointed reply or exchange of remarks

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Repartee in a sentence

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The two comedians traded repartee so fast the audience could barely keep up.

Synonyms
banterwitriposte
Antonyms

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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.

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Repartee (noun) means quick, witty, and pointed reply or exchange of remarks
Here is repartee used in an example sentence: "The two comedians traded repartee so fast the audience could barely keep up."
Common synonyms for repartee include banter, wit, riposte.
Repartee is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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