GRE Word List
CARPING
marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
The meaning of the word carping is marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |