GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
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asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread