GRE Word List

IGNITE

to set afire

The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.

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impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
catalysta 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
climeclimate
hortatoryhortative
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity