GRE Word List
TESTY
irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness
The meaning of the word testy is irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fractious | unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse |
| ovoid | egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| collation | a light meal; collating |
| quench | assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress |
| premeditate | plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder |
| stereotype | one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer |
| waggish | humorous; mischievous; tricky |
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| ascertain | find out for certain; make certain |
