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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| wry | twist |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| poise | balance |