GRE Word List
GROUCH
a fit of bad temper
The meaning of the word grouch is a fit of bad temper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| purported | reputed |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| culmination | the action of culminating |