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 |
|---|---|
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| fiasco | a complete failure |