GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |