GRE Word List
TOUCHY
marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
The meaning of the word touchy is marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premonitory | giving warning |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| sophist | philosopher |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |