Word of the Day: Retort

Retort: réplica mordaz, resposta ao pé da letra, replicar, retrucar, retorquir,repelir, rebater, revidar, retaliar / retorta: frasco de laboratório

Synonyms:  comeback, repartee, riposte, rejoin, reply, respond, return, riposte

“But the best retort against Ahmadinejad came from Iran’s fiercely conservative speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani...”(Newsweek, September 28, 2010)