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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| dour | stern |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
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