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 |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| lode | waterway |
| billowing | wave |