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 |
|---|---|
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |