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 |
|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |