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
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
noisomenoxious
corollarya proposition (see proposition
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance