GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| rift | fissure |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |