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 |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| growl | rumble |