GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| rift | fissure |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |