acknowledge
acknowledgment
aerosol
alembic
answer
answer back
answering
antiphon
anvil
aphorism
apothegm
atomizer
back answer
back talk
backchat
backfire
bon mot
boomerang
boutade
bright idea
bright thought
brilliant idea
caldron
come back
come back at
come in
comeback
conceit
counter
counterattack
counterblast
counterblow
countercharge
counterfire
counterinsurgency
countermeasure
counterrevolution
counterstep
counterstroke
crack
crucible
defense
echo
engine
epigram
evaporator
evasive reply
exchange
facetiae
reply
respond
retorted
retorting
retorts
chuckle
defiance
exclamation
grimace
nod
pleasantry
raillery
rebuke
refusal
rejoinder
remark
repartee
sarcasm
satire
saying
slap
sneer
taunt
undertone
utterance