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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unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
submergeto put under water
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless