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 |
|---|---|
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |