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 |
|---|---|
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| clip | encompass |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |