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 |
|---|---|
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
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| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| convention | agreement |
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| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| allude | to make indirect reference |