spond

Usage

• riposte

  A riposte is a quick and clever reply that is often made in answer to criticism of some kind.

• despondent

  If you are despondent, you are extremely unhappy because you are in an unpleasant situation that you do not think will improve.

• responsible

  If you are responsible for something, you are the cause of it and so can be blamed for it.

• respond

  When you respond to something that someone does or says, you react or reply to it.