GRE Word List

INITIATE

to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going

The meaning of the word initiate is to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going.

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rigto fit out with rigging
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
pendulouspoised without visible support
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will