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 |
|---|---|
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |