GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| queasy | causing nausea |