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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| stringent | tight |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |