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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WordMeaning
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
lopsidedleaning to one side
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia