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 |
|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |