GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| faculty | ability |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |