GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |