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 |
|---|---|
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |