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 |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |