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 |
|---|---|
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| actuary | clerk |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |