TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Apr-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 07-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists retort [ ri-TAWRT ] [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to answer back or retaliate 2. (intr. v.) to pay back or reply in a caustic manner (n.) a reply, retort or an instance of retorting USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He retorted in a sarcastic tone. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : This was a verbal retort on a visceral scale. The Herald, Unjustified and petty attack, March 16 2007 genealogy [ jee-nee-OL-uh'-jee, -AL-, jen-ee- ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. an account or record of one's derivation, descent, lineage or ancestry ...