GRE Word List
IGNITE
to set afire
The meaning of the word ignite is to set afire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |