GRE Word List

INCENDIARY

igniting combustible materials spontaneously

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

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WordMeaning
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
mergerthe 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