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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| onus | burden |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |