GRE Word List
RILE
to make agitated and angry : upset
The meaning of the word rile is to make agitated and angry : upset.
Random words
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|---|---|
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
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| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
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