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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| pharisee | a 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 |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| calculated | apt |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |