GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| actuary | clerk |