GRE Word List
TOUCHING
capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
The meaning of the word touching is capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |