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 |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |