GRE Word List
CANTANKEROUS
difficult or irritating to deal with
The meaning of the word cantankerous is difficult or irritating to deal with.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| heed | to pay attention |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| edifice | building |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |