GRE Word List

GRUMBLE

to mutter in discontent

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

Random words

WordMeaning
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
surrogateone appointed to act in place of another : deputy
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness