GRE Word List
SNIVEL
complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me.
The meaning of the word snivel is complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinct | clearly different; clearly noticed |
| demographic | related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| paraphrase | restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words |
| contiguous | adjacent to; touching upon |
| inverse | opposite |
| stratagem | deceptive scheme; clever trick |
| ichthyology | study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish |
| indignation | anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant |
| rue | regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful |