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
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
suppliantsupplicant