GRE Word List
GRUMBLE
to mutter in discontent
The meaning of the word grumble is to mutter in discontent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| romp | one that romps |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |