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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| rift | fissure |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |