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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |