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 |
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unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
parlance | speech |
peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
compartment | a separate division or section |
strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
mote | a small particle : speck |