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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |