GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |