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
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young