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 |
|---|---|
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
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| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |