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 |
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| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| pummel | pound |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |