GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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dowseto plunge into water
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
imbueendow
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
lampoonsatire
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent