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 |
|---|---|
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |