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
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
violatebreak
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur