GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |