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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|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| imprecation | curse |
| canny | clever |
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| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |