GRE Word List
CRABBED
marked by a forbidding moroseness
The meaning of the word crabbed is marked by a forbidding moroseness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |