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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| commune | talk over |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| niggle | trifle |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| congenial | pleasant |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |