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choleric

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

easily angered; bad-tempered

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Choleric in a sentence

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The choleric chef hurled a pan whenever an order came back.

Synonyms
irascibleirritabletestyhot-tempered
Antonyms
calmplacideven-tempered

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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.

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Choleric (adjective) means easily angered; bad-tempered
Here is choleric used in an example sentence: "The choleric chef hurled a pan whenever an order came back."
Common synonyms for choleric include irascible, irritable, testy, hot-tempered.
Antonyms of choleric include calm, placid, even-tempered.
Choleric is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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