GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |