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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| 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) |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |