GRE Word List
IRATE
roused to ire
The meaning of the word irate is roused to ire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| billow | wave |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |