GRE Word List

INCENDIARY

igniting combustible materials spontaneously

The meaning of the word incendiary is igniting combustible materials spontaneously.

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bulgeto jut out : swell
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addenduma thing added : addition
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awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)