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
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
purportedreputed
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
lacerationthe act of lacerating
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
denominationan act of denominating
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
fructifyto bear fruit
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication