GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| portly | dignified |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |