GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |