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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| schism | division |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |