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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diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
soarto fly aloft or about
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
rivuleta small stream
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness