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.

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oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
allureto entice by charm or attraction
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
communetalk over
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
intersticea space that intervenes between things
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means