GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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WordMeaning
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
cremateto subject to cremation
obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava