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
acuitykeenness of perception
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
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veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
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sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
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