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 |
|---|---|
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| apprehend | arrest |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |