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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WordMeaning
derelictionan intentional abandonment
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
abnegationdenial
statutoryof or relating to statutes
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
detonationthe action or process of detonating
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination