GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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WordMeaning
franticemotionally out of control
cringeto recoil in distaste
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
guilelessinnocent
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering