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 |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |