GRE Word List

INCENDIARY

igniting combustible materials spontaneously

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

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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
civilof or relating to citizens
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
generateto bring into existence: such as
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other