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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WordMeaning
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
recitala detailed account : enumeration
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
suppliantsupplicant
dumbfoundto confound (see confound