GRE Word List
PEEVISH
querulous in temperament or mood : fretful
The meaning of the word peevish is querulous in temperament or mood : fretful.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
suppliant | supplicant |
dumbfound | to confound (see confound |