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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ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
limpto walk lamely
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue