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 |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| viable | capable of living |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |