GRE Word List
CROTCHETY
given to crotchets (see crotchet
The meaning of the word crotchety is given to crotchets (see crotchet.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| brink | edge |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
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| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
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