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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| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |