| noun | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) “the aftermath of war” |
| noun | an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii |
| noun | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward “the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe” |
| noun | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial “there's no weeping at an Irish wake” |
| verb | be awake, be alert, be there |
| verb | stop sleeping “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock” |
| verb | arouse or excite feelings and passions “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor” |
| verb | make aware of “His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation” |
| verb | cause to become awake or conscious “He was roused by the drunken men in the street” |
| waking | noun | the state of remaining awake |
| arousal | noun | awakening from sleep |
| awakening | noun | the act of waking |
| waker | noun | a person who awakes |
| wakening | noun | the act of waking |
| inflammatory | adjective | arousing to action or rebellion |
| inflammation | noun | arousal to violent emotion |
| inflaming | noun | arousal to violent emotion |
| heat | noun | the trait of being intensely emotional |
| rouser | noun | someone who rouses others from sleep |
| arouser | noun | someone who rouses others from sleep |