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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| trappings | outward signs |
| paltry | inferior |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| opus | work |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |