GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
