GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |