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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |