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 |
|---|---|
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| ploy | escapade |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |