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 |
|---|---|
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |