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 |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| boor | peasant |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |