The irascible librarian, known for snapping at noisy patrons, nevertheless maintained an impeccable catalog of rare manuscripts.
这位易怒的图书管理员以对吵闹读者呵斥而闻名，但他却维护着珍稀手稿的完美目录。
Which choice best defines “irascible”?
D — Easily angered; irritable.. “irascible” means Easily angered; irritable..
Which word means “Easily angered; irritable.”?
D — irascible. “irascible” means Easily angered; irritable..
irascible — Easily angered; irritable.. In Chinese: 易怒的；暴躁的.
irascible is pronounced //ɪˈræsəbl//.
The irascible librarian, known for snapping at noisy patrons, nevertheless maintained an impeccable catalog of rare manuscripts. (这位易怒的图书管理员以对吵闹读者呵斥而闻名，但他却维护着珍稀手稿的完美目录。)
irritable, testy, cantankerous — all close in meaning to irascible (Easily angered; irritable.).
placid, good-natured — each the opposite of irascible (Easily angered; irritable.).
Yes. irascible is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ira(愤怒) → 一点就着。