GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| enhance | heighten |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |