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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ri·poste /rɪˈpost/
 敏捷地還刺,反應靈敏的回答(vi.)迅速還刺,即刻答應,靈巧回答

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ri·post, Ri·poste n.
 1. In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.
 2. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 riposte
      n : a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
          critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
          teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, replication,
           comeback, counter]
      v : answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return,
          rejoin]