GRE Word List
QUIBBLE
minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
The meaning of the word quibble is minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dormer | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
| artful | exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
| meditation | reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| martyr | one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| distort | twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
| confidential | spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary |
| far-fetched | too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| scurry | move hastily; hurry; move briskly |