GRE Word List

INCENDIARY

igniting combustible materials spontaneously

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

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forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
notableworthy of note : remarkable
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
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indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
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ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
dumbfoundto confound (see confound