GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |