GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
desperatehaving lost hope