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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antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
averto declare positively
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease