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 |
|---|---|
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| unkempt | not combed |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |