GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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WordMeaning
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
betrothto promise to marry
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification