GRE Word List
SPATE
freshet
The meaning of the word spate is freshet.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
compress | to press or squeeze together |
predispose | to dispose in advance |
apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |