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 |
|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |