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 |
|---|---|
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |