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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curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
contagiona contagious disease
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
aloftat or to a great height
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance