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
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
waifa stray person or animal
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
attestto affirm to be true or genuine