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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| colloquy | conversation |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |