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.

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WordMeaning
subsistencereal being : existence
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
irksometending to irk : tedious
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods