GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| reverie | daydream |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |