GRE Word List
CHOLERIC
easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
The meaning of the word choleric is easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
