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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| resign | relegate |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |