GRE Word List
SPAT
squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
The meaning of the word spat is squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |