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
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
swathea band used in swathing
rectifyto set right : remedy
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome