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 |
|---|---|
| throes | violent anguish |
| babble | chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N. |
| leaven | add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens |
| genesis | beginning; origin |
| legerdemain | sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand |
| expose | public revelation of something discreditable |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| dank | damp; unpleasantly wet |
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
| discombobulated | discomposed; confused |
