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 |
|---|---|
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| lode | waterway |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |