GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |