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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |