GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |