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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| puerile | juvenile |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| opiate | an 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 |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |