GRE Word List
CURMUDGEON
a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
The meaning of the word curmudgeon is a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man.
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| exhume | disinter |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
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