GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
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rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
inert | lacking the power to move |
draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |