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 |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| desiccate | to dry up |