GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |