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 |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |