GRE Word List
FUSSY
fastidious; finicky; easily upset
The meaning of the word fussy is fastidious; finicky; easily upset.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insomnia | wakefulness; inability to sleep |
| mulct | defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy |
| gouge | overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
| fabricate | build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society |
| brook | tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream |
| haven | place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
| rustle | make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together |
| metamorphosis | change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis |
| mottled | blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors |
