GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| diva | prima donna |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |