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
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
exhumedisinter
ripto tear or split apart or open
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
exudeto ooze out
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun