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
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
repudiateto refuse to accept
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
sybaritevoluptuary
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm