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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warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
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renderto melt down
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
chasethe hunting of wild animals
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tantruma fit of bad temper
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