GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |