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

WordMeaning
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly