GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| ensconce | shelter |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| abnegation | denial |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |