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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |