GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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WordMeaning
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
couriermessenger
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
distortto twist (see twist
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship