GRE Word List

IRASCIBLE

marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger

The meaning of the word irascible is marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger.

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WordMeaning
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
poreto gaze intently
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue