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 |
|---|---|
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| sheer | unqualified |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| impediment | something that impedes |