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
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
lacerationthe act of lacerating
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
braggadocioempty boasting
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb