GRE Word List
FUSSY
easily upset : irritable
The meaning of the word fussy is easily upset : irritable.
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|---|---|
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
