GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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WordMeaning
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
titlethe distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
disputatiousinclined to dispute
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
peccadilloa slight offense
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive