GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| warranted | sanction |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |