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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| reverie | daydream |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |