sass vs reply

sass and reply both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sass	Yes	No	Yes	No
reply	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reply is a hypernym of sass; that is, reply is a word with a broader meaning than sass:

Other hypernyms of sass include answer, respond.

sass (noun)	reply (noun)
an impudent or insolent rejoinder	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

sass (verb)	reply (verb)
answer back in an impudent or insolent manner	react verbally