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 |
|---|---|
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| scion | descendant |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| hortatory | hortative |