GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
parvenuone 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
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
constitutionthe 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
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect