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 |
|---|---|
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
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