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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retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing