GRE Word List
CROTCHETY
given to crotchets (see crotchet
The meaning of the word crotchety is given to crotchets (see crotchet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| shove | to push along |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| finery | ornament |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |