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 |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| endue | provide |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| parlance | speech |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| trance | stupor |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |