GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
naivetea naive remark or action
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
imbueendow
demeritoffense
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity