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
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
retainto keep in possession or use
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation