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 |
|---|---|
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| circlet | a little circle |