GRE Word List
INSTIGATE
to goad or urge forward : provoke
The meaning of the word instigate is to goad or urge forward : provoke.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |