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 |
|---|---|
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |