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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |