GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| hubbub | noise |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| asunder | into parts |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| nurture | training |