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 |
|---|---|
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |