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 |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |