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.

Word	Meaning
dismantle	to disconnect the pieces of
proletarian	a member of the proletariat
benevolent	marked by or disposed to doing good
lithe	easily bent or flexed
mendacious	given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
suture	a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
endorse	to write on the back of
collage	an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
decimate	to select by lot and kill every tenth man of
abstain	to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice