GRE Word List

GROUCH

a fit of bad temper

The meaning of the word grouch is a fit of bad temper.

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graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
puerilejuvenile
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
attireto put garments on : dress
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners