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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confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
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maculatedmarked with spots : blotched