GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| reverberate | reflect |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |