GRE Word List

INCENDIARY

igniting combustible materials spontaneously

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

Random words

WordMeaning
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
figmentsomething made up or contrived
recountto relate in detail : narrate
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
siblingsib
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head