GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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WordMeaning
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
superannuatedoutmoded
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
plummetto fall perpendicularly
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism