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 |
|---|---|
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
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| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |