GRE Word List
QUIBBLE
to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
The meaning of the word quibble is to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |