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Synonyms
gall1 (gôl)

[Middle English, from Old English gealla, galla.]

noun 

  1. See bile
    1. Bitterness of feeling; rancor.
    2. Something bitter to endure: the gall of defeat.
  3. Outrageous insolence; effrontery.
gall2 (gôl)

[Middle English galle, from Old English gealla, possibly from Latin galla, nutgall.]

noun 

  1. A skin sore caused by friction and abrasion: a saddle gall.
    1. Exasperation; vexation.
    2. The cause of such vexation.

verb: galled, gall·ing, galls. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make (the skin) sore by abrasion; chafe.
  2. To damage or break the surface of by or as if by friction; abrade: the bark of saplings galled by improper staking. See synonyms at chafe
  3. To irk or exasperate; vex: It galled me to have to wait outside.

intransitive verb 

To become irritated, chafed, or sore.
gall3 (gôl)

[Middle English galle, from Old French, from Latin galla, nutgall.]

noun 

An abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects, microorganisms, or external injury.
bile (bīl)

[French, from Latin bīlis.]

noun 

  1. A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum and aids in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats. Also called gall1
  2. Bitterness of temper; ill humor; irascibility.
  3. Either of two bodily humors, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.