GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| clime | climate |
| hortatory | hortative |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |