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.

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WordMeaning
categoricalabsolute
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
remunerativeserving to remunerate
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance