GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
precipitousprecipitate
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax