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 |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |