GRE Word List
CANTANKEROUS
difficult or irritating to deal with
The meaning of the word cantankerous is difficult or irritating to deal with.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| grate | grating |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |