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 |
|---|---|
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| whimsy | whim |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |