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
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| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |