GRE Word List
IRASCIBLE
irritable; easily angered
The meaning of the word irascible is irritable; easily angered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke |
| fit | sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy |
| chaperon | older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman |
| camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
| august | impressive; majestic |
| discursive | (of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan) |
| dais | raised platform for speakers or other important people |
| rent | tear made by rending; rip; split |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go. |
| prosody | art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse |
