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
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
attentivemindful
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
nauseateto become affected with nausea
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed