GRE Word List
SPATE
sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents
The meaning of the word spate is sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
| impute | attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| musty | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
| pose | assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N. |
| gentility | those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| impenetrable | not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery |
| irony | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
| requisition | formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V. |
