GRE Word List
INCITE
to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
The meaning of the word incite is to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |