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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |