GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| raspy | harsh |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| cohorts | companion |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |