GRE Word List
CANTANKEROUS
ill-humored; irritable
The meaning of the word cantankerous is ill-humored; irritable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
| synthesis | combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize |
| deputize | work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away |
| rent | tear made by rending; rip; split |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises |
| irreparable | not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
| verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities |
| orient | get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate |
