lunge vs riposte

lunge and riposte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lunge	Yes	No	Yes	No
riposte	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, riposte is a hyponym of lunge; that is, riposte is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lunge:

Other hyponyms of lunge include dart.

lunge (noun)	riposte (noun)
the act of moving forward suddenly	(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

lunge (verb)	riposte (verb)
make a thrusting forward movement	answer back
	make a return thrust