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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| residual | remainder |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| spate | freshet |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |