GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| stilted | pompous |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |