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 |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |