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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |