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 |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
