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
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
calculatedapt
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
wiltloose freshness; droop
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
misogamya hatred of marriage