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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| cue | the letter q |
| calorific | caloric |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |