GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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WordMeaning
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
betokento typify beforehand : presage
preamblean introductory statement
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
paltryinferior
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food