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 |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |