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

WordMeaning
misogamya hatred of marriage
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
herpetologista branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians