GRE Word List

SPAT

squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel

The meaning of the word spat is squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel.

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WordMeaning
validateto make legally valid : ratify
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
compulsivehaving power to compel
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection