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retort
verb
(re-tort)
answer back
Synonyms:
come back,
rejoin
,
repay
,
return
,
riposte
,
retort
noun
(re-tort)
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Synonyms:
comeback
,
counter
,
rejoinder
,
replication
,
return
,
riposte
,
retort
noun
(re-tort)
a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
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riposte
,
rejoinder
,
return
,
comeback
,
come back
,
rejoin
,
repay
,
response
,
reply
,
stoker
,
stokers
,
replica
,
replication
,
tubulated
,
quip
,
rebuttal
,
remark
,
gibe
,
zinger
,
wisecrack
,
witticism
,
counterargument
,
sarcasm
,
bon mot
,
repartee
,
answer
,
derision
,
invective
,
rebuke
,
putdown
,
denunciation
,
critique
,
criticisms
,
denouncement
,
quote
,
interjection
,
refutation
,
barb
,
sneers
,
suggestion
,
jibes
,
reaction
,
questioner
,
assertion
,
diatribe
,
demurral
,
guffaws
,
rebuff
,
outburst
,
admonition
,
rant
,
counterblast
,
missive
,
paraphrase
,
chuckles
,
castigation
,
applause
,
arguer
,
admonishment
,
tirade
,
salutation
,
summation
,
expostulation
,
taunts
,
counterexample
,
heckles
,
detractors
,
soundbite
,
exhortation
,
reproach
,
tu quoque
,
hyperboles
,
epithet
,
explanation
,
harrumph
,
accusation
,
utterance
,
jeremiad
,
encomium
,
praise
,
gesticulation
,
characterization
,
jeers
,
argument
,
scolding
,
peroration
,
condemnation
,
question
,
excoriation
,
harangue
,
potshot
,
brushoff
,
imprecation
,
laughs
,
insinuation
,
huzzahs
,
curt
,
catcall
,
aphorism
,
sloganeer
,
retort
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