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 |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| exhume | disinter |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| laud | praise |