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 |
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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 |