GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |