GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| stringent | tight |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |