GRE Word List

IGNITE

to set afire

The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.

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WordMeaning
irksometending to irk : tedious
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
cessiona yielding to another : concession
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end