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 |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| imbue | endow |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |