GRE Word List

QUERULOUS

habitually complaining

The meaning of the word querulous is habitually complaining.

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WordMeaning
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
copiousyielding something abundantly
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
contrivedevise
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents