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 |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| overthrow | overturn |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
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| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |