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 |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |