GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |