GRE Word List

IRATE

roused to ire

The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.

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WordMeaning
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
trickleto issue or fall in drops
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective