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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WordMeaning
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff