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 |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |