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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| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
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| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |