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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| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |