GRE Word List

GRUMBLE

to mutter in discontent

The meaning of the word grumble is to mutter in discontent.

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verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
avowto declare assuredly
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
resignrelegate
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments