GRE Word List

CRABBED

marked by a forbidding moroseness

The meaning of the word crabbed is marked by a forbidding moroseness.

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WordMeaning
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
penetrateto pass into or through
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion