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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WordMeaning
applicationan act of applying:
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
seinea 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
generateto bring into existence: such as
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement