GRE Word List
HYPERCRITICAL
excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
The meaning of the word hypercritical is excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impeccable | faultless |
| fallow | (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
| capricious | unpredictable; fickle |
| shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount |
| obstreperous | boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
| airy | of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal |
| mace | ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon |
| stultify | make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression |
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
