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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| parlance | speech |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
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| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |