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 |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |