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 |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| inequity | injustice |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| acclaim | applaud |
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| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |