GRE Word List
CROTCHETY
given to crotchets (see crotchet
The meaning of the word crotchety is given to crotchets (see crotchet.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| opus | work |