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 |
|---|---|
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| drivel | nonsense |