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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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
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| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
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| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| brink | edge |