rejoinder, surrejoinder†, rebutter, surrebutter†, retort, repartee;
rescript, rescription†; antiphon†, antiphony; acknowledgment; password;
echo; counter statement.
discovery &c 480.1; solution &c (explanation) 522; rationale &c
(cause) 153; clue &c (indication) 550.
Oedipus; oracle &c 513; return &c (record) 551.
V. answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin; give for answer,
return for answer; acknowledge, echo.
explain &c (interpret) 522; solve &c (unriddle) 522; discover &c
480.1; fathom, hunt out &c (inquire) 461; satisfy, set at rest,
determine.
Adj. answering &c v.; responsive, respondent; conclusive.
Adv. because &c (cause) 153; on the scent, on the right scent.
Int. eureka!,