GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |