GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| overwhelm | upset |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |