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)
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
cadeta younger brother or son
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)