GRE Word List
SCRAPPY
consisting of scraps
The meaning of the word scrappy is consisting of scraps.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| fiend | devil |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| approbation | commendation |