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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| potentate | ruler |