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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| collate | to compare critically |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |