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 |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |