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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graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead