GRE Word List
CRABBED
sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
The meaning of the word crabbed is sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pith | core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| vogue | popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue. |
| aperture | opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light |
| fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| obliterate | destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village |
| consecrate | dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor |
| regimen | prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
