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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WordMeaning
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
hubbubnoise
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
brawnthe flesh of a boar
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
imbueendow