SAT vocabulary
Rattle
To make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated.
Example
"The unexpected visit from the inspector was enough to rattle even the calmest employees."
Etymology
From Middle English 'ratelen', of Germanic origin. Figurative sense of disturbing from the 16th century.
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