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 |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |