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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synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
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outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
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pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext