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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| Word | Meaning |
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| gnome | maxim |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
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| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |