GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
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nimblequick and light in motion : agile
impingeencroach
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
groucha fit of bad temper
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit