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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| wreak | bring about |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |