GRE Word List
CARPING
petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
The meaning of the word carping is petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| abbreviate | shorten |
| spurious | false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments |
| amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
| checkered | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| functional | made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism |
| equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
| scad | a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes |
