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 |
|---|---|
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| stringent | tight |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |