GRE Word List
CANTANKEROUS
ill-humored; irritable
The meaning of the word cantankerous is ill-humored; irritable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| scheme | systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme |
| impertinent | insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence |
| advert | refer |
| ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
| discretion | prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary |
| ancestry | family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
| cursive | (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined |
| trample | step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
