GRE Word List
PEEVISH
querulous in temperament or mood : fretful
The meaning of the word peevish is querulous in temperament or mood : fretful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| retribution | recompense |
| retrench | cut down |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |