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

WordMeaning
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness