GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |