GRE Word List

SPATE

freshet

The meaning of the word spate is freshet.

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selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
mediateoccupying a middle position