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 |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |