GRE Word List
GOAD
urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually
The meaning of the word goad is urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruffian | violent scoundrel; bully |
| inclined | tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend |
| warrant | justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee |
| impending | nearing; approaching; about to happen |
| mediate | settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire |
| trickster | person who cheats people |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind; misanthropist |
| whit | small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of |
| apothecary | druggist; pharmacist |
| proxy | authorized agent; authority to act for another |
