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 |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |