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 |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |