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 |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| bulk | magnitude |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| minuscule | very small |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |