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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|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
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| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
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| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |