GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| shove | to push along |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |